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Richardson Bay Audubon Center & Sanctuary

Richardson Bay Audubon Center & Sanctuary from directly overhead

Richardson Bay Audubon Center & Sanctuary is a nature reserve in California, at a recorded elevation of 8 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the west-northwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Aramburu Island, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
8 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.89408, -122.49785
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Artworks
Peaks
  • Ring Mountain: 1.3 mi
  • Kite Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Christmas Tree Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Richardson East: 3.0 mi
  • Peak 1041: 3.0 mi
Attractions
Museums
Historic sites
Picnic sites
Gardens
Beaches: 47
Waterfalls: 16
  • Kent Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Dawn Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Laurel Dell Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Midway Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Helen Markt Falls: 7.9 mi
Springs: 12
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 5.3 mi
  • Temple: 17.7 mi
  • Keyhole: 18.2 mi
Lighthouses: 3
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 7.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Stop: 24.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Richardson Bay Audubon Center & Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais East PeakWNW 299°784 m5.0 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PeakWNW 291°778 m5.8 mi
Mount Tamalpais Middle PeakWNW 295°744 m5.4 mi
Ballou PointW 280°612 m7.0 mi
Twin KnollsWNW 284°597 m7.5 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PointWNW 287°527 m5.5 mi
Bare KnollW 275°478 m6.6 mi
Wooded KnollW 274°465 m6.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4819:22
June solstice05:4919:5720:36
September equinox06:5918:3419:09
December solstice07:2316:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495255586266686867635549
Precip in8.88.76.02.61.40.40.00.00.12.04.69.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kentfield, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/544259265

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